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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 4669988" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>You can&#039;t seem to grasp that the most votes only applies within a state.&nbsp; There is no national popular vote.&nbsp; To say millions of California voters are being disenfranchised isn&#039;t so.&nbsp; California has by far the most electoral votes so it has a huge influence on the electoral college.&nbsp; And that&#039;s a reliable vote for Democrats.&nbsp; Republican candidates have to overcome the combined votes of California, New York, and Illinois every election.&nbsp; And Texas is trending blue.&nbsp; When that happens I doubt you&#039;ll be hearing Democrats complain about the electoral college as it will be unlikely a Republican can win the presidency.&nbsp; The problem is Democrats were used to being in power in Congress for 40 years.&nbsp; Now they have to campaign hard for it with no guarantees they&#039;ll keep it.&nbsp; That&#039;s unacceptable to them.&nbsp; Either they get the power and keep it from here on or they want to change the rules to make that happen.&nbsp; How very DEMOCRATIC of you!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 4669988, member: 24302"] You can't seem to grasp that the most votes only applies within a state. There is no national popular vote. To say millions of California voters are being disenfranchised isn't so. California has by far the most electoral votes so it has a huge influence on the electoral college. And that's a reliable vote for Democrats. Republican candidates have to overcome the combined votes of California, New York, and Illinois every election. And Texas is trending blue. When that happens I doubt you'll be hearing Democrats complain about the electoral college as it will be unlikely a Republican can win the presidency. The problem is Democrats were used to being in power in Congress for 40 years. Now they have to campaign hard for it with no guarantees they'll keep it. That's unacceptable to them. Either they get the power and keep it from here on or they want to change the rules to make that happen. How very DEMOCRATIC of you! [/QUOTE]

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